RLC Museum Archive Overview

The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) Museum was established in 1995, two years after the formation of The RLC with the amalgamation of The Royal Corps of Transport (RCT), Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC), the Royal Pioneer Corps (RPC), the Army Catering Corps (ACC) and the Postal and Courier Services of the Royal Engineers. The archive of The RLC Museum is formed from the collections of the former museums/collections of the forming corps of The RLC.

The archive of The RLC Museum forms part of the wider collection of the museum that encompasses objects and artefacts in addition to the documents, books and photographs of the archive collection.  The RLC Museum archive shares the aim of the museum’s wider collections to: 

…educate the public and members of the Corps in the history and military accomplishments of the Corps and its former constituent Corps, and to promote military efficiency and encourage recruitment by public exhibition of the Collection, and to conserve, restore, repair, reconstruct and preserve objects in the Collection. 1

The RLC Museum archive collection contains material dating from its early predecessors to current/recent operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The archive contains material of value to military enthusiasts, family historians, academic historians and serving personnel of The RLC searching for historical information.